Top 2017 Rankings For United States Air Force Academy
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All 2017 Rankings For United States Air Force Academy
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 32 of 1385 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 591 of 2397 |
| Ethnic | 860 of 2655 |
| Male / Female | |
| Location | 25 of 2404 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 164 of 818 |
| Most Popular | 442 of 1399 |
| Most Focused | 466 of 1399 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 894 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 12 of 363 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 54 of 812 |
| Most Popular | 348 of 1357 |
| Most Focused | 314 of 1357 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 26 of 850 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 11 of 827 |
| Most Popular | 582 of 2090 |
| Most Focused | 842 of 2090 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 9 of 900 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked | 9 of 726 |
| Most Popular | 225 of 1756 |
| Most Focused | 328 of 1756 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 5 of 725 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 56 of 555 |
| Most Popular | 626 of 1632 |
| Most Focused | 792 of 1632 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 18 of 833 |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked | 36 of 269 |
| Most Popular | 183 of 605 |
| Most Focused | 120 of 605 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 368 |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 37 of 305 |
| Most Popular | 131 of 553 |
| Most Focused | 35 of 553 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 15 of 356 |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 8 of 59 |
| Most Popular | 19 of 65 |
| Most Focused | 5 of 65 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 53 |
Civil Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 36 of 211 |
| Most Popular | 124 of 254 |
| Most Focused | 26 of 254 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 7 of 209 |
Computer Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 23 of 150 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 58 of 266 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 6 of 192 |
Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 67 of 260 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 136 of 336 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 13 of 275 |
Environmental Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 33 of 81 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 7 of 57 |
General Engineering
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Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 59 of 269 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 120 of 317 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 13 of 264 |
Operations Research
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Systems Engineering
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| Most Popular | 4 of 19 |
| Most Focused | 3 of 19 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 6 of 14 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 202 of 625 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 29 of 873 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 163 of 644 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 31 of 805 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 136 of 590 |
| Most Popular | 523 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | 561 of 1251 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 135 of 615 |
| Most Popular | 523 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | 561 of 1251 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 26 of 828 |
Legal Professions
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| Top Ranked | 4 of 25 |
| Most Popular | 82 of 418 |
| Most Focused | 163 of 418 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 84 |
Non-Professional General Legal Studies
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| Top Ranked | 4 of 27 |
| Most Popular | 23 of 121 |
| Most Focused | 17 of 121 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 49 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked | 26 of 350 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 6 of 465 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked | 22 of 362 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 6 of 508 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Most Popular | 533 of 1238 |
| Most Focused | 526 of 1238 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 10 of 820 |
Applied Mathematics
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| Most Popular | 84 of 172 |
| Most Focused | 65 of 172 |
Mathematics
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 26 of 785 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Top Ranked | 15 of 120 |
| Most Popular | 155 of 1004 |
| Most Focused | 125 of 1004 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 30 of 394 |
Behavioral Science
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| Most Popular | 12 of 73 |
| Most Focused | 27 of 73 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 1 of 17 |
International Studies
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| Top Ranked | 8 of 75 |
| Most Popular | 85 of 248 |
| Most Focused | 54 of 248 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 130 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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Philosophy
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Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 128 of 462 |
| Most Popular | 362 of 1143 |
| Most Focused | 230 of 1143 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 14 of 791 |
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 15 of 59 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 42 |
Chemistry
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 748 |
Materials Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 2 of 9 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked | 63 of 245 |
| Most Popular | 194 of 718 |
| Most Focused | 113 of 718 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 543 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 86 of 691 |
| Most Popular | 294 of 1320 |
| Most Focused | 159 of 1320 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 879 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 63 of 431 |
| Most Popular | 163 of 733 |
| Most Focused | 105 of 733 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 31 of 549 |
General Social Sciences
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| Most Popular | 68 of 299 |
| Most Focused | 68 of 299 |
Geography & Cartography
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| Top Ranked | 10 of 181 |
| Most Popular | 68 of 262 |
| Most Focused | 10 of 262 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 227 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 50 of 613 |
| Most Popular | 318 of 1075 |
| Most Focused | 188 of 1075 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 13 of 769 |
United States Air Force Academy has no rankings in this category.
Veterans
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| Overall |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 268 of 866 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 335 of 760 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 108 of 310 |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
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Civil Engineering
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Computer Engineering
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Electrical Engineering
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Mechanical Engineering
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English Language & Literature
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General English Literature
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History
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History
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Legal Professions
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Non-Professional General Legal Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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International Studies
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Physical Sciences
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Physics
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Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 310 of 698 |
Economics
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Geography & Cartography
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Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Non-Traditional Students
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| Overall | 427 of 989 |
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 231 of 1184 |
